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Russia plans Nuclear Powered Spacecraft

Roscosmos, Russia's Federal Space Agency has a new design for a manned spacecraft powered by a nuclear engine. Anatoly Perminov, the head of the agency, told reporters yesterday the goal of the Megawatt-class spaceship was "implementing large-scale space exploration programs."


Perminov added that this new spacecraft -- which will have a preliminary design by 2012 -- is supposed to help Russia More..


Added: Nov 3 2009   In: news_politics,technology

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